By Stacy M. Brown Constance Carter, the founder of California’s largest independent Black-owned real estate firm and bestselling author, put the spotlight on the basics that protect Black wealth: life insurance, wills, and living trusts. “Estate planning isn’t just paperwork. It’s survival. It’s power. And it’s how we make sure that our children inherit more…
By Stacy M. Brown The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal troubling declines in academic performance among U.S. students, with twelfth-graders posting lower scores in reading and mathematics and eighth-graders showing setbacks in science.In reading, the 2024 national average for twelfth-graders was three points lower than in 2019, and ten…
By The Associated Press New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, whose record-setting Senate speech this year denouncing the Trump administration fueled talk of a potential future national campaign, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis. Booker, a former Democratic candidate for president, announced the engagement on Instagram Sept. 2, posting five photos of the couple…
By April Ryan The voices of victims in the Jeffrey Epstein case to “end secrecy” are loud outside of Capitol Hill. They’re telling their stories and demanding action from Congress. As the victims are speaking out, Democratic sponsored legislation is moving in the House that would release materials in the Epstein case in 30 days….
By Dr. Nicole Brady, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Student Resources College is often seen as the ultimate proving ground for independence – you’re setting your own schedule, managing classes, navigating new relationships and adapting to a new environment. For many, it can also be the first time living away from home. These many new experiences…
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) Today, our nation is gripped by instability and unease. Each day delivers a new headline that stirs confusion and frustration, as we lurch from one crisis to the next. Living in such uncertain times – and under such a misguided administration – it is more important than ever to re-affirm…
By BlackPress of America The only ranking that tells you both is the Washington Monthly’s revised and expanded 2025 College Guide The Washington Monthly magazine released its 2025 college rankings, which upend everything you thought you knew about which colleges are the best. Other college rankings, like those by U.S. News, reward universities for their…
PASADENA, Calif. — Pasadena City College (PCC) is launching a new #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Affiliate pilot for the 2025-26 program year, becoming the first campus to test this innovative model designed to expand access to the transformative service experience College Corps provides. With more than 700 applications received for 20 openings, the program has drawn…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond hosted the first meeting today of the Public Schools: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workgroup at the California Department of Education (CDE) Headquarters in Sacramento. Established after last year’s passage of Senate Bill 1288, a bill authored by Senator Josh Becker (13th District) and sponsored by Superintendent Thurmond, the workgroup marks…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was president of the United States, and Ray Nagin was the mayor of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast, creating one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history. By April Ryan Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-two years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands poured into Lower Manhattan on Thursday, linking arms and voices in what was billed as the largest demonstration of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House. By Stacy M. Brown,…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media California legislators introduced proposals during the first eight months of the 2025-26 legislative session that could raise annual taxes and fees by more than $14 billion, according to a report from the California Tax Foundation. The report comes as the state’s 2024-25 general fund revenue exceeded projections by $2.7…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 5 in the series. By Stacy M. Brown “And America, too, is a…
“By providing mentorship, funding, and hands-on opportunities, we are actively working to create a more diverse and equitable healthcare landscape for the Inland Empire,” said J.W. Vines Medical Society President Dr. Leita Harris. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The J.W. Vines Medical Society and its philanthropic arm, the J.W. Vines Foundation, are reaffirming their long-standing commitment…
Donnese Tyler’s schedule was chock-full. With a husband, two sons, a demanding job in contracts management and a reluctance to say no to anyone, she rarely made time for herself. On an errand-filled Wednesday last October, she was looking forward to the monthly meeting of the mothers’ club at her son’s high school. As the…
Andrew Long-Higgins When I began telling friends in 2024 that I accepted an offer to become the new leader for the Global HOPE team, I was often met with one question intoned one of two ways: “Global Hope, what’s that?” The first expressed a genuine curiosity with what work I would soon engage in. The…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media CBS has tapped “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris for a new series inspired by the story of victims of the Eaton fire in Altadena and Pasadena, which claimed 19 lives, burned nearly 14,000 acres, and destroyed thousands of properties. According to Dateline, the series centers on two brothers trying to…
By Kisha A. Brown, Esq. September always carries a familiar rhythm. Children step into classrooms with fresh braids or a fade. People return from vacations, inboxes full. Everyone collectively exhales and leans back into routine. But let’s be clear: for Black America, nothing about this season—or this country—is routine. I was reminded of that on…
By Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer Across the country, Black women are launching and growing businesses at record rates but often without the same access to capital as their peers. To help bridge that gap, a growing number of grant programs are stepping up with targeted support for Black women entrepreneurs, providing not only funding…
By Asheea Smith Trump has previously boasted about sending the National Guard to cities like Chicago, New York, and across California, however if data shows many Republican-led states are facing similar—or even higher—crime rates, why hasn’t he addressed those areas with the same energy? Trump has previously boasted about sending the National Guard to cities…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 6 in the series. By Stacy M. Brown Kunta Kinte: What’s snow, Fiddler?…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The Trump White House has declared war on history itself. In an official article published Friday, Aug. 22, on the White House website, the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for telling the truth about slavery, systemic racism, and inequality in America. It was not just an attack on museums—it…
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, California-Hawaii State Conference (CA/HI NAACP), is urging the Legislature to pass two reparations bills authored by state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). The bills — Senate Bill (SB) 518…
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Legislative Democrats – with the support of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) — are gearing up to add five additional Democratic U.S. House of Representatives. That move, those leaders say, counters partisan redistricting efforts in Texas. Last week, the state Legislature passed ACA 8 which…
By Lauren Burke Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visited Washington, DC’s Union Station on August 20. They spoke with members of the National Guard during their visit. On August 11, President Trump ordered that the National Guard be deployed in Washington, DC under…
